Annapolis Center for Science-Based Public Policy

Annapolis Center for Science-Based Public Policy
In its own words "The Annapolis Center is a national, non-profit, educational organization that supports and promotes responsible energy, environmental, health, and safety decision-making.The Center achieves this goal by supporting the use of risk and cost-benefit analysis both to assist decision-makers in understanding hazards and the relative risks they may present, and to identify areas for emphasis in research and policy."

This organization is Tax-exempt. It's primary exempt purpose is "Development and communication of standards to evaluate product and environmental studies and research. Education of industry public to benefit to benefit of such standards"(sic).

The ExxonSecrets website has a little more "The Annapolis Center actively argues against the idea that global warming is the result of burning fossil fuels. They also advocate increased logging for better forest health and question rising mercury levels among other things. The Annapolis Center is funded primarily by the National Association of Manufacturers. The Center's founder and CEO, Richard Seibert was a former National Association of Manufacturers Vice President."

Fundraising Dinner
Every april The Annapolis Center hosts an annual fundraising dinner in Washington D.C. in which an individual or individuals is honoured "for work in their field supporting rational, science-based thinking and policy-making". These include


 * Sen James Inhofe 2004
 * Sen R. Joe Barton 2005 
 * Rep. Richard Pombo 2006

Directors and Notable Associates
Dr.Harold M. Koenig Chair/President  Dr. Ronald R. Blanck Vice Chair  Dr. George T. Wolff Director Dr. Harrison Schmitt Chair Emeritus, Chairman 1994-98 Dr. Alberto Diaz Jr. Director Dr. Charles H. Pierce Director Dr. Jack W. Snyder Director Dr. John S.Parker Director  Dr. McKamy Smith MD Director Dr. Michael Welner Director Dr. Stephen B. Lewis MD FACP CDE Director Paul Ziemkiewicz Director Josephine Gaskey

Other Notable Associates include

Sallie Baliunas Richard Lindzen Richard Seibert James Inhofe Robert L. Hirsch Robert Bush

External resources
Webpage of this organization http://www.annapoliscenter.org/aboutus.html http://www.exxonsecrets.org/html/orgfactsheet.php?id=13%22%20%5Cl%20%22src12

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